Creating a root volume group backup on DVD-RAM with Universal Disk Format

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Use this procedure to creating a root volume group backup on DVD-RAM with Universal Disk Format (UDF).

To create a root volume group backup on DVD-RAM with UDF, do the following:
  • Use SMIT to create a backup to DVD-RAM with UDF, as follows:
    1. Enter the smit mkdvd fast path. The system asks whether you are using an existing mksysb image.
    2. Select UDF (Universal Disk Format).
    3. Enter the name of the DVD-RAM device.
    4. If you are creating a mksysb image, select yes or no for the mksysb creation options. The options are as follows:
      • Create map files?
      • Exclude files?

      The mkcd command always calls the mksysb command with the flags to extend /tmp.

      You can specify an existing image.data file or supply a user-defined image.data. See step 14.

    5. Enter the file system or directory in which to store the mksysb image. This can be a file system you created in the rootvg, in another volume group, or in NFS mounted file systems with read-write access. If left blank, the mkcd command creates the file system and removes it when the command completes.
    6. If you did not enter information in the file system field, you can select to have the mkcd command either create these file systems in the rootvg, or in another volume group. If the default of rootvg is chosen and a mksysb image is being created, the mkcd command adds the file systems to the exclude file and calls the mksysb command with the exclude files option -e.
    7. Do you want the DVD to be bootable? If you select no, you must boot from a product CD at the same version.release.maintenance level, and then select to install the system backup from the system backup DVD.
    8. If you intend to use an Install bundle file, enter the full path name to the bundle file. The mkcd command copies the file into the DVD file system. You must have the bundle file already specified in the BUNDLES field, either in the bosinst.data file of the mksysb image or in a user-specified bosinst.data file. When this option is used to have the bundle file placed on the DVD, the location in the BUNDLES field of the bosinst.data file must be as follows: 
      /../usr/sys/inst.data/user_bundles/bundle_file_name
    9. Additional packages can be placed on the CD by entering the name of the file that contains the packages list in the File with list of packages to copy to DVD field. The format of this file is one package name per line.

      If you are planning to install one or more bundles after the mksysb image is restored, follow the directions in the previous step to specify the bundle file. You can then use this option to have packages listed in the bundle available on the DVD. If this option is used, you must also specify the location of installation images in the next step.

    10. Enter the location of installation images that are to be copied to the CD file system (if any) in the Location of packages to copy to DVD field. This field is required if additional packages are to be placed on the DVD (see the previous step). The location can be a directory or DVD device.
    11. You can specify the full path name to a customization script in the Customization script field. If given, the mkcd command copies the script to the CD file system. You must have the CUSTOMIZATION_FILE field already set in the bosinst.data file in the mksysb image or use a user-specified bosinst.data file with the CUSTOMIZATION_FILE field set. The mkcd command copies this file to the RAM file system. Therefore, the path in the CUSTOMIZATION_FILE field must be as follows: 
      /../filename
    12. You can use your own bosinst.data file, rather than the one in the mksysb image, by entering the full path name of your bosinst.data file in the User supplied bosinst.data file field.
    13. To enable debugging for the mkcd command, set Debug output? to yes. The debug output goes to the smit.log.
    14. You can use your own image.data file, rather than the image.data file in the mksysb image, by entering the full path name of your image.data file for the User supplied image.data file field.